Summer Schedule Changes
Summer Library schedule changes to note on your calendars:
Closing early at 5pm: Tuesday, June 6 (the town meeting starts at 6pm at the High School)
Closed: Tuesday, July 4
Book Club: June/July
Upcoming Book Discussions! Each meeting is 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Books are available now for the next 2 discussions.
June 20
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (edited by Mirjam Pressler, translated by Susan Massotty). June 12 marks what could have been Anne Frank’s 94th birthday. This is the book of the writings from the Dutch-language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
July 18
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury – First published 70 years ago, it presents an American society where books have been personified and outlawed and “firemen” burn any that are found. The novel follows Guy Montag, a fireman who becomes disillusioned with his role of censoring literature and destroying knowledge, eventually quitting his job and committing himself to the preservation of literary and cultural writings.
Pre-School Story Hour
Come join us Wednesday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. for our Pre-school story hour. Each week will have a different theme. Miss Michelle will read a book, do a craft and have a snack with the group. This program is geared for 1 to 5 year olds but all ages are welcome. We will follow the Richmond school schedule and will not meet when school is closed. Story hour is a great place to make new friends for the young and old.
Book Club: March/April/May
Upcoming Book Discussions! Each meeting is 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Books are available now for the next 3 discussions. Two copies of Jeeves and the Wedding Bells are available for pick up this Saturday. It can be a quick weekend read for Tuesday night’s discussion; it is just 7 hours in audiobook format.
March 21
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells: An Homage to P.G. Wodehouse by Sebastian Faulks – With the approval of the Wodehouse estate, acclaimed novelist Sebastian Faulks brings Bertie Wooster (a young man about town) and his butler Jeeves (the very model of modern manservant) back to life for their legion of fans.
April 18
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson – The result of Carson’s environmental research was Silent Spring, which brought environmental concerns to the American public.
May 16
The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen – This is the Pulitzer Prize winning author’s collection of eight stories exploring questions of immigration, identity, love, and family.
Special Events for February Vacation
February school vacation is the week of the 20th. Plans are in the works for events all week:
February and March Book Discussions
Upcoming Book Discussions! Each meeting is 6:30-7:30 p.m.
February 21 .. The new Tom Hanks movie is A Man Called Otto, but before the Otto adaption, it was the wonderful Ove in Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove. With searching for the correct pronounciation of the Swedish Ove’s name, we will use ooh-ve. Do join us!
March 21 .. Jeeves was the trusted valet of Bertie Wooster in the books by P. G. Wodehouse. We will read a new Jeeves book written as an homage to the original series. Our book is Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks.
Please do join us and contact the Library to receive a copy of the books: 207-737-2770.